During the Covid freak-out we learnt to live without GPs. I experienced having to have phone consultations as the doctors were to scared to attend the usual clinics, I suppose, even with their N95 face masks. But, with rapid advances in AI, while I am well-aware of the strong negative effects, perhaps one positive would be that we will be able to consult Dr AI. Given most GPs I have seen, moving to a robot will be a vast improvement. Sure, the algorithms will be geared to support Big Pharma, but flesh and blood doctors are no different; perhaps worse, being open to little “gifts” as well. And, given the Medicare situation, where it is necessary to make a full prior payment before Medicare does its reimbursement (too bad if you need medical attention, but don’t have the money in the account), it may actually improve medical services. It could not be worse.